Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Warty Noses

1/8/18 Roosevelt Way Northeast

Roosevelt
Way Northeast, the main north-south arterial going through the Maple Leaf
neighborhood, is lined on both sides with gnarly, knotty old trees. Although
their trunks are not as stout or tall as some other trees in the ‘hood, they
are covered with moss and massive, distinctive burls. Thin sprouts pop out from
the knots like errant hairs that need to be plucked. I always think of wicked
witches in storybooks who had long hairs growing out of their warty noses.